(1) Planting native vegetation to
restore prairies, woodlands, wetlands, or other habitats.
(2) Removal of non-native plants that
compete with native fish and wildlife, and alter their habitats.
(3) Restoring wetland hydrology by
plugging drainage ditches, breaking tile drainage systems, or installing water
control structures.
(4) Reconstruction of in-stream and
streamside habitat through bioengineering techniques.
(5) Conservation Research.
Especially research of issues concerning conservation of federally endangered,
threatened, or candidate species, or priority species in Region 3.
For additional information on habitat
restoration and funding opportunities available through the Chicago Illinois
Field Office, contact Habitat
Restoration Coordinator Mike
Redmer at (847)381-2253 ext. 240.
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